I have not had the same quality control problems as everyone. My feeling about the headphones is that for the price they perform well. However, my RE-400s, that retail for $79, are noticeably clearer (especially on the low end) than the the RE-00 so I would not say the MSRP for these headphones is accurate. They make a good backup pair for traveling.

Agreed- no quality problems, but not impressed at all with the sound. The high end was.. just wrong.
But then my main pair is a pair of Zero's Carbon Tenore, which are pretty wonderful. These RE-00 simply do not compare.